• Taiwan: motivations for early stage entrepreneurial activity by gender 2017

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This statistic displays the motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Taiwan as of June 2017, by gender. During the survey period, 85.9 percent of male early stage entrepreneurs in Taiwan replied that they started their own business out of an opportunity.

Motivation for early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Taiwan as of June 2017, by gender

	Opportunity-driven	Necessity-driven
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Release date

April 2018

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Region

Taiwan

Survey time period

April to June, 2017

Number of respondents

2,000+ adults

Age group

18-64 years

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Based on 2017 GEM adult population survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

< Definitions of listed indicators according to the source >
- Necessity-driven:
percentage of the population aged 18–64 years who have started a business out of necessity because they had no other option.
- Opportunity-driven:
percentage of the population aged 18–64 years who have started a business out of an opportunity.

The survey data shows that 8.6 percent of the total respondents reported to be involved in early stage of entrepreneurial activity, either in the process of starting a business or already started a business which is less than 42 months old.